October 2026. Royal Tunbridge Wells. Only down in Rye the night, then back up to attend to father-in-law ahead of his next hospital admission. Tuesday saw calls from medical examiners and undertakers on my side of the family, the process of death temporarily more demanding than life. We stayed the night in the Wells, in… Continue reading MOUNT EDGCUMBE
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ON THE ROCKS – HARVEY’S AT MOUNT EDGCUMBE
January 2024. Royal Tunbridge Wells. I told you in that last post that Southborough only has a pub and a Chinese takeaway (and, to be fair, the Weald of Kent) to commend it. I lied. Rusbridge Family Bakery will sell you a Coronation Chicken roll, posh crisps, and a large Eccles cake for under a… Continue reading ON THE ROCKS – HARVEY’S AT MOUNT EDGCUMBE
ROYAL TUNBRIDGE WELLS – HOPS AND HIGH ROCKS
I took my nearly-octogenarian in-laws on a pub crawl round their home town* on Sunday. They loved it, but then they were drinking 7% beers by the end. To be fair to what I’ll now call RTW, it looked at its very best. The modern town is quite functional, but there’s enough hilly streets on the way down… Continue reading ROYAL TUNBRIDGE WELLS – HOPS AND HIGH ROCKS
